Bearfence Mountain
Bearfence Mountain rises to 1,083 m in Virginia. Hawksbill stands 1,232 m to the north-northeast, 8.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Bush Mountain, a peak 0.6 miles away. Skyline Drive runs past it.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1083 m
How to reach it
- On the Skyline Drive, National
- 19.8 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- The Point Overlook · 1 mi
- Hazeltop Ridge Overlook · 2 mi
- The Oaks Overlook · 2 mi
- Naked Creek Overlook · 3 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Bush Mountain: 0.6 mi
- Cliff Mountain: 0.7 mi
- Lewis Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Lighted Top: 1.3 mi
- Peters Point: 1.4 mi
- Stonewall Memorial Park: 8.8 mi
- Greene County Park: 12.1 mi
- Lawrence Beasley Park: 12.2 mi
- Hoover Ridge Football Complex: 12.4 mi
- Hoover Ridge Sand Volleyball Court: 12.4 mi
- Upper Pocosin Mission: 3.3 mi
- Five Tents: 3.8 mi
- CCC Camp: 5.2 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 8.8 mi
- Shenandoah Displacement momunment: 8.9 mi
- Upper Big Creek Falls: 1.1 mi
- Big Creek Falls: 1.2 mi
- Naked Creek Falls: 3.2 mi
- Big Rock Falls: 4.0 mi
- Dry Run Falls: 4.7 mi
- Miller-Kite House Museum: 8.6 mi
- Town of Shenandoah Museum & Welcome Center: 9.0 mi
- Madison County Historical Society: 12.3 mi
- Dukes of Hazard Museum: 14.4 mi
- Old School House Museum: 15.0 mi
- Love: 15.0 mi
- Happy Moon, 10,000 Smiles: 21.4 mi
- Statue of Liberty: 21.4 mi
- Cootie Bug: 21.5 mi
- James Madison: 22.0 mi
- Lewis Spring: 5.1 mi
- Davids Spring: 6.0 mi
- Rock Spring: 8.0 mi
- Elkton Spring: 8.0 mi
- Bear Lithia Spring: 8.3 mi
- Picnic Grounds: 0.9 mi
- South River Picnic Area: 5.4 mi
- Big Meadows Picnic Grounds: 5.9 mi
- Greene County Park Pavillion: 12.2 mi
- Pinnacles picnic ground: 13.9 mi
- Cooter's Luray: 14.3 mi
- Luray Caverns: 15.0 mi
- Luray Train Depot: 15.0 mi
- Luray Caverns: 15.0 mi
- The Garden Maze: 15.1 mi
- Huckleberry Cliff: 3.2 mi
- Franklin Cliffs: 6.7 mi
- Mitchell Bluff: 7.7 mi
- Halfmile Cliff: 8.5 mi
- Yellow Cliffs: 15.0 mi
- ISAT Patio: 21.6 mi
- Edith J. Carrier Arboretum: 21.7 mi
- Annie duPont Formal Garden: 22.6 mi
- Heishman Garden: 22.6 mi
- PATC Entry Run Tract: 4.2 mi
- Patricia Ann Byrom Forest Preserve Park: 18.6 mi
- Ivy Creek Natural Area: 24.5 mi
- Chris Greene Lake Beach: 19.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.0 miles of Bearfence Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawksbill | NNE 27° | 1,232 m | 8.4 mi |
| Fork Mountain | NE 50° | 1,172 m | 3.5 mi |
| Hazeltop | NNE 19° | 1,149 m | 2.3 mi |
| Spitler Hill | NNE 32° | 1,138 m | 7.6 mi |
| Nakedtop | NNE 22° | 1,138 m | 8.3 mi |
| Blackrock | NNE 12° | 1,116 m | 5.7 mi |
| Stony Mountain | NNE 30° | 1,097 m | 5.4 mi |
| Hightop | SSW 211° | 1,091 m | 9.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:18 | 18:51 | 19:26 |
| June solstice | 05:51 | 20:02 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 07:02 | 18:38 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 16:15 | 16:57 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 27 | 30 | 35 | 47 | 55 | 62 | 67 | 65 | 61 | 50 | 40 | 32 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — BIG Meadows, 5 mi away.
Inside the official boundary of Shenandoah National Park. Quietest months by visitation: Jan and Feb; busiest: Oct.
NPS visitation statistics, monthly averages 2021–2025 (2020 excluded).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356583285
Day trips start here
- Shenandoah National Park · 4 mi
- Charlottesville · 29 mi
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